Thursday, April 9, 2020

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0345Z April 9, 2020

SMOKE:
Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma...
Large light density plumes are spreading eastward from agricultural
burns in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma.  Moderate density
plumes are found over southeastern Kansas.  Light density with a few
moderate density plumes moving southward are detected over western
Oklahoma.

Cuba...
Agricultural burning continues over much of the country with a
number of light density plumes moving to the south into the
northwestern Caribbean Sea.

Mexico...
Several light small and a few moderate density plumes are occurring
over the south-central part of the county.  Extensive agricultural
burning is producing large areas of light density plumes sourced
from Yucatan and the southeastern part of the county.  A couple of
smaller moderate density plumes are embedded in the light density
plumes.  The plumes are generally moving off to the north and cover
the Bay of Campeche and much of the western Gulf of Mexico.

Honduras...
Concentrated fires are found over the center of the county with
moderate and heavy plumes embedded in a larger area of a light
density plume.  Movement of the area is to the west-northwest
and is spreading over Guatemala.

Konon


THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF
SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED
FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE.
TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS.  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
ALSO DESCRIBED.  USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE
AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE
FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE:
JPEG:   http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS:    ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML:    http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
        http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.